xp: New house questions

[wildswans24]

Dh and I just moved into a house. We rented before, so this home owning thing is all new to us.

I have a few questions.

The
grout in our kitchen has spots where it looks darker. I'm pretty sure
it's from water getting on the ground. Most of it dries up pretty
quickly, but there are a few spots that still look wet. Does grout take a
really long time to dry? Is there anything I can do to speed up the
process (use a hair dryer on it, ha!). I'm going to seal the grout once
it's all dry.

A few cleaning questions....what do you use to clean your:

stainless steel sink?
cultured marble?
glass shower doors? Just windex?

I know I could google those questions. But I was wondering what you guys have found to work the best.

Thanks

[goaskalice]

I don't know about the grout. But Bar Keepers Friend is the best for anything stainless. There are special marble cleaners you can get at online and at stores like Williams-Sonoma or Sur La Table. Glass shower doors unused to squeegee as often as possible before getting out and weekly use windex.

Enjoy your new house!

[wildswans24]

Thanks!

I'm so paranoid to use the wrong thing and mess everything up. But I tend to over think pretty much about anything you can over think.

[urbancowgirl]

I'm in the same situation.  We always had crappy fixtures and finishes at our rentals, so all of these fancy materials are throwing me for a loop.

We have really hard water, so I use a 50/50 water and white vinegar solution to clean our stainless steel sink. I use the same solution on the glass shower doors.  We squeegee after every shower, too.

I need to buy some marble cleaner for our shower and bathroom counter tops.  I hope it cleans grout, too, because the tile is hexagonal and there's a lot of grout.

As far as your grout, does it ever look dry?  If not, it could be stained.  I think grout usually dries within an hour or two.

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I 2nd the bar keeper's friend. That stuff is miraculous.